SFMTA Apologizes, Halts Parking Meter Plan

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) agreed Monday night to assess the parking needs of people – block by block – in the Mission and other southeastern neighborhoods before installing any new parking meters.

The remarks are a change in attitude by the SFMTA. At a January 13 meeting, a hearing officer approved a proposal to install about 5,000 parking meters throughout several eastern neighborhoods, going against hundreds of people who spoke unanimously in opposition to the proposal.

“First an apology for the January 13 meeting,” said Jay Primus, the project manager for the SFMTA’s SF Park program. “It was not how it was supposed to go, it was deeply unsatisfying and upsetting process for everyone.”